Tubi Thursday: Crackerjack 3 (2000)

 Well, 3 years went by and they made another Crackerjack.  I suppose that's how long those snacks last, huh?

However, there's a catch here...

In this Film, we deal with...retiring CIA Agent Jack Thorn (Bo Svenson).

Yep, we've recast again AND changed who the Character is.  Is this Film a lie?
Yes.

The day before he's leaving, a Neutron Bomb is stolen.

His Assistant- very brief WWE Star Amy Weber- stands up for him to the new Boss.

His savage replacement is, well, the guy from Savage.  They say that Gruner's Character is Canadian...which just raises many questions about how he could be running a branch of the CIA.

He's also obviously the bad guy, so I just used a shot from the end when they revealed it.

Him and some older Spies (this came out before RED was a Comic Book or Film FYI) are being framed for the job, so they go to Germany...via the most fake CGI Ocean I've ever seen.

Just because you can use CGI...

Skipping over a bit of Plot (there's not much), it all ends in the Basement below a Building hosting a G7 Gathering which Gruner planned to blow up.

While his friends and Weber deal with the bomb, Bo('s Stunt Double) beats up Gruner.

Thanks to some advice from a kid (no, really) they blow up the outer part of the bomb, which makes the neutron part not go off.

Apparently this was a 'safe' explosion.

During the wrap-up, we get some Tell, Don't Show.  Gruner was tried, wasn't convicted and escaped...only to be caught off-screen by our Heroes.

The Film ends with him about to be tortured.  Comedy!  The End.

This one is...very, very odd.  This is not a Sequel to Crackerjack 1 or 2.  It's not a side Film about one of his buddies or something.  It's just an in-name-only Sequel.

Why would you do that with these Films?  Speed- sure.  Twister- sure.  Freaking Crackerjack- huh?!?

This one has a few good points, but also alot of bad points.  It looks and feels really cheap.  They re-use the truck and location for both attacks.  They hang around this one Cabin interior for a LONG time.  The same goes for a Factory and the Tunnel from the finale.  They clearly spend some money (see the CGI-filled explosion above), but didn't divvy it up evenly.

The Film also tries to be weird and quirky like 80% of the time.  It works for the old Spies doing their banter.  The same Spies torturing a guy for info- not so much.  It also has a 'wacky' theme going through most Scenes that can get a bit grating.  They only have like 3 of them for a 90 minute Film, so do the math.

Crackerjack 3 is a Film/possible failed Pilot that tries to be like 6 things, but mostly fails or confuses.

If you can make sense of what this one wants to be, you might enjoy it.  As for me, I was just too jarred by the constant tonal changes.